1897 World Figure Skating Championships

Annual figure skating competition held in 1897July 2026 1897 World Figure Skating Championships ISU Championship 13 February 14 1897 Sweden 1844 Stockholm, Sweden-Norway AUT empire Gustav Hügel 1896 World Championships 1898 World Championships The 1897 World Figure Skating Championship was held 13 and 14 February 1897, in Stockholm, Sweden at Nybroviken. Seven competitors were registered; however, due to poor weather, one was unable to reach Stockholm. The compulsory figures competition was held on the 14th in very poor weather, with cracked ice and temperatures of -12 C F. Carlsson performed his figures after all the other competitors due to mistakenly arriving late.1897-03-07 Die Weltmeisterschaft im Kunstlauf The World Figure Skating Championships https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno-plus?aid=asz&datum=1897&page=218&size=45 2026-07-07 Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung 210 de In the afternoon, competitors performed their free skating. Gustav Hügel, competing despite injuring his leg in Hamburg, removed his most difficult elements but won the competition. The competitors gave a special performance for Gustaf V and met with him individually. Results Rank Name 1 Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel 2 Sweden 1844 Ulrich Salchow 3 Norway 1844 Johan Lefstad 4 Sweden 1844 Thiodolf Borgh 5 Sweden 1844 Hugo Carlsson 6 Norway 1844 Oscar Holthe Source:World Championships 1897. Stockholm, Sweden http://skating.bplaced.net/Results/worlds/WC1897.htm 2026-07-07 skating.bplaced.net References Category:World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships, 1897 Category:Figure skating in Sweden Category:International figure skating competitions hosted by Sweden World Figure Skating Championships Category:1897 in winter sports Category:February 1897 in Europe Category:1890s in Stockholm